Architect Quote by Greg Lynn

I'm particularly interested in the public role that all buildings play. I believe that we architects should try to go beyond our basic obligations…

— Cesar Pelli

I think that the point of being an architect is to help raise the experience of everyday living, even a little. Putting a window…

— David Chipperfield

There are many satisfactions in public architecture but one of the greatest is the moment when you unveil a project and suddenly a group…

— Curtis W. Fentress

Of course I believe imaginative architecture can make a difference to people's lives, but I wish it was possible to divert some of the…

— Zaha Hadid

I see the task of architecture as the defense of the authenticity of human experience

— Juhani Pallasmaa

The architects who benefit us most maybe those generous enough to lay aside their claims to genius in order to devote themselves to assembling…

— Alain de Botton

The general public, formerly profoundly indifferent to everything to do with building, has been shaken out of its torpor; personal interest in architecture as…

— Walter Gropius

I think the general public's response to my projects is very strong. You can be an intellectual and say that popularity detracts from architectural…

— Moshe Safdie

For me, I think the most exciting thing in architecture is the re-emergence of the locally-focused architect.

— Cameron Sinclair

I believe that architecture is fundamentally a public space where people can gather and communicate, think about the history, think about the lives of…

— Tadao Ando

There are so many constraints on the architect that public buildings almost never feel free or enjoyable.

— Toyo Ito

I think architecture has to be a gift.

— Jean Nouvel